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storyteller

storyteller

64 2.3
A person who tells stories aloud to entertain people
  • noun
  • /ˈstɔːrˌteɪlər/
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  • At the festival, the storyteller captivated the audience with tales of adventure and magic.
  • good storyteller
  • stories and storytellers
  • tales by the storyteller

Know who you are as the storyteller, right.

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Examples

  • She is the most successful storyteller in this novel.

  • Tucker is a fine storyteller.

  • You know, I think that the main job of a storyteller is to get out of the way.

  • That only helps me be a better storyteller later.

  • I'm not the best storyteller, so bear with me.

  • Who are your favorite storytellers on the Internet?

  • You are one of the great storytellers in the format that we live in today, yes.

  • Well, he's very kind and a good storyteller.

  • So Elle, you are one of the best storytellers on the Internet.

  • Many are talented poets and storytellers, and serve as principal musicians at weddings.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

narrator
vsstoryteller
202 3.5

A person who tells a story in a book, play, or film

is broader used for live professional performers as well as written or filmed voices
teller
vsstoryteller
50 3.8

A person who shares stories aloud to entertain others

is used especially when telling stories is a profession or form of entertainment
raconteur
vsstoryteller
5 8.6

A person who tells stories in a fun and interesting way

is used more generally not limited to highly skillful entertainers
fabulist
vsstoryteller
1 9.5

A person who tells made-up or imaginary stories, often as if they were true

is neutral about truth covering both factual accounts and entertaining invented tales
conteur
vsstoryteller
9.9

A person who tells stories in an interesting way

is less about polished performance and more general story presentation
anecdotist
vsstoryteller
9.4

A person who tells short amusing stories about things that happened

focuses on general stories for entertainment or profession rather than just short anecdotes
fictioneer
vsstoryteller
  • Informal
8.8

A person who invents stories for books or to mislead people

is mainly about oral or performed storytelling rather than mainly writing works
fictionist
vsstoryteller
8.6

A person who makes up false or exaggerated stories and says they are true

does not imply deliberate falsehood and can include honest entertaining performances

Antonyms

228 1.0

A person who pays attention and hears what others say

Compounds

9.5

An old man who shares traditional tales to teach or entertain

How Influential

cult
101 5.8
propagandist
  • Literature
15 7.8
ideologue
33 9.0
publicist
69 5.0
mythmaker
1 7.5
storyteller
64 2.3
writer
1.0

Surface Forms

storyteller singular
storytellers plural

Morphology

storyteller = story + teller (transparent) = story + teller

Direct compound of 'story' + 'teller'; the meaning 'person who tells stories' follows straightforwardly from the components.

Etymology

The word storyteller comes from the simple parts story 'a tale' and tell 'to say'. So a storyteller is someone who says tales to entertain or teach people.